He Plenary of Congress approved the Fujimorist proposal so that parliamentarians can carry out political campaign during the week of representation Without being sanctioned. In this way, with 82 votes in favor, 23 against and 8 abstentions, the Legislative modified its regulations that enable them to do their political activities a few months after carrying out the General Elections 2026.
According to the opinion prepared since June of this year in the Constitution Commissionthat at that time he was chaired by the Fujimorista Fernando Rospigliosi And now for his Collega of Banking Arturo Alegría, the principle of neutrality was changed and the congressmen can “in the exercise of their functions express, defend and promote the ideological, programmatic and party positions, without becoming an infraction to the duty of impartiality and/or neutrality.”
It is important to note that the legislative initiative had been rejected on August 14; However, Congressman Segralvo (Peru Libre) presented a reconsideration to the vote and was approved this Wednesday, August 20.
The banks that approved this bill that modifies the regulations of the Congress were Popular Force, Alliance for Progress, Popular Action, We are Peru, Free Peru, Popular renewal. However, Together with Peru-Voces del Pueblo and the Socialist bench They opposed.
During the week of representation, which consists of 7 days for parliamentarians to move to their provinces to collect the needs of Peruvians, they are given a monthly bonus of S/2,800.
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Congress: What does the bill that approved the plenary say?
The Congress approved to modify its regulations, precisely article 25-A. The Fujimorista bill establishes the following: parliamentarians in the exercise of their functions can express, defend and promote the ideological, programmatic and party positions, without this constituting a violation of the duty of impartiality and/or neutrality. This does not enable political proselytizing activities at times in which sessions are developed in which they are members and/or the Plenary of the Congress, unless there is a license without enjoyment of having respective. “
